Thanks, Bill. I'll do that. A few zoo pics might be in order as well. (Sometimes it's nice to shoot animals who don't run away :-) Paul
Bill Sawyer wrote: > > If you haven't been there yet, Paul, you should visit the Detroit Zoo for the BG >Wildlife Photography exhibit. Obviously, it's mostly 35mm, but there are some MF >images using 645 and 6x7 Pentax equipment, one from a 4x5, and even a couple shots >from a Fuji Panoramic camera (Tom Mangelson, I believe). The photographers used >whatever equipment/tool that best fit the image desired. > > It ends January 18. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: December 29, 2002 3:35 PM > > To: Pentax Discuss > > Subject: The joys of 35mm photography > > > > > > Since I bought my 6x7 a year ago, I've shot 35mm infrequently. I've used > > it when travelling or when I needed a lot of depth of field, but > > generally the 6x7 has been my camera of choice. Last week I hiked down a > > stream near my house and tried to shoot some birds and squirrels with > > the 6x7, a 300/4 and a 2x converter. The results were mixed. The > > combination yields only the equivelant of a 300mm 35mm lens, which is > > hardly enough for shooting birds. This morning I hiked the same stream > > with my LX, a motor drive, the K 400/5.6, and the A2X-S converter. At > > one time, I would have considered this rig to be quite an incumberance. > > Today, it felt like a featherweight. The LX is equipped with the new > > version of the grid screen (a 60 something), and its viewfinder is > > bright and easy to focus. The motor drive rips off five frames in the > > blink of an eye, and the LX auto exposure and exposure compensation is a > > great combination when you want to work fast. It was an absolute joy. I > > love medium format, but there's a place for everything, and 35mm > > certainly has its place. > > Paul Stenquist > > > >
